Grandma as Revolutionary: Elderly Women and Some Modern Patterns of Social Change

1983 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Roebuck
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Population ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
The Past ◽  
Female Aging ◽  
Personal Changes

Despite the disadvantages they face, women in western nations have coped very successfully with the problems of aging during the past century and, with limited material resources, have responded positively to great social and personal changes. Although women make up the majority of the elderly population, these achievements have received little attention. As we face the continued aging of the population and its attendant massive social changes in a setting of increasingly scarce resources, it is essential that all aspects of female aging be studied more closely. They may well provide us with the insights necessary to clarify our vision of the past and future and provide us with appropriate models for survival in a less-than-ideal world.

scholarly journals A Theoretical Framework on the Determinants of Food Purchasing Behavior of the Elderly: A Bibliometric Review with Scientific Mapping in Web of Science

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 688
Author(s):  
Khaled Alhammadi ◽  
Luna Santos-Roldán ◽  
Luis Javier Cabeza-Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Population ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Purchasing Behavior ◽  
Food Purchasing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
Food Market ◽  
The Common ◽  
Elderly Consumers

The past few years have seen significant demographic changes in most regions, including an increased elderly population. Subsequently, elderly citizens comprise an important market segment of consumers, with the food industry one of the most affected areas in this context. However, food market managers previously believed that elderly consumers’ needs were stereotyped in nature. The lack of focus on this sector, therefore, left elderly consumers as an untapped market, without realizing the financial independence of this segment regarding their nutrition. This research will attempt to provide the key determinant factors on elderly consumers’ behavior related to food. For that purpose, a complete literature review of more than 123 papers regarding these concepts has been carried out. Once analyzed, we highlight the common insights to give clear guidance for supermarket managers and food manufacturers to have a better knowledge of the reasons behind elderly people’s food acquisitions.

Gambaran Kejadian Tindakan Kekerasan pada Lansia : Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1425-1436
Author(s):  
Dyah Pratiwi ◽  
Dyah Putri Aryati
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Psychological Violence

AbstractThe increasing elderly population in Indonesia continues to grow. The elderly are individuals who experience physiological, psychological, and social changes. Therefore, the elderly is vulnerable to violence. Elder abuse persists in various areas in Indonesia. However, cases of elder abuse are often hidden because they are considered unimportant and the victims do not know where to report it. The purpose of this study was to describe the incidence of acts of violence in the elderly. The methodused in this study was a literature review by searching for articles in the PubMed and Google scolar database with the keyword: Elderly or Aged or Geriatric or Elder and Abuse or Violence with article limits from 2011-2020. There were five articles found. They had been critically reviewed using Strobe instruments. The results based on the five articles analysed showed some characteristics. Most of the respondents were 60-69 years old (50%), female (60%), education literate or primary (63%), married (67%), lived with other (59%), the elderly do not experience violence2.286, elderly experience violence 807, the type of violence that wa soften experienced by the elderly namely psychological violence is found to be (40%). Based on the five articles analysed, it can be concluded that the most violence experienced by the elderly is psychological violence. Therefore, the role of nurses is needed to provide services for families to prevent acts of violence in the elderly.Keywords: Elderly; persecution, violence AbstrakPeningkatan penduduk lansia di Indonesia terus bertambah. Lansia merupakan salah satu individu yang mengalami perubahan secara fisiologis, psikologis dan sosial sehingga lansia rentan mengalami tindakan kekerasan. Kekerasan terhadap lansia masih terjadi diberbagai wilayah di Indonesia. Namun, kasus kekerasan lansia kerap disembunyikan karena dianggap tidak penting dan korban tidak mengetahui lembaga yang dapat menerima laporan. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui gambaran kejadian tindakan kekerasan pada lansia. Metode yang digunakan penelitian ini menggunakan literature review dengan mencari artikel pada database Pubmed dan Googlescholar dengan kata kunci :Elderly OR Aged OR Geriatric OR Elder AND Abuse ORViolencedengan batasan artikel dari 2011-2020 didapatkan 5 artikel yang telah dilakukan telaah kritis dengan menggunakan instrument Strobe. Hasil berdasarkan lima artikel yang dianalisa menunjukkan bahwa data karakteristik usia responden mayoritas 60-69 tahun yaitu (50%), berjenis kelamin perempuan sebanyak (60%), pendidikan literate or primarysebanyak (63%), berstatus menikah yaitu (67%), lived with other sebanyak (59%), lansia yang tidak mengalami kekerasan sebanyak 2.286, lansia yang mengalami kekerasan sebanyak 807 dan jenis kekerasan yang sering dialami lansia yaitu kekerasan psikologis didapatkan (40%). Berdasarkan dari kelima artikel yang dianalisa dapat disimpulkan bahwa kekerasan yang paling banyak dialami lansia yaitu kekerasan psikologis. Oleh sebab itu diperlukan peran perawat untuk memberikan pelayanan bagi keluarga untuk mencegah terjadinya tindakan kekerasan pada lansia.Kata kunci: Kekerasan; penganiayaan; usia lanjut

Consequences of Gender Differentials in Life Expectancy for Black and Hispanic Americans

1989 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyriakos S. Markides
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Hispanic Americans ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Minority Women ◽  
Demographic Trends ◽  
Gender Differentials

Increased survival by blacks and Hispanics is causing a widening of the sex imbalance of the elderly population much like we have observed in the general population. These demographic trends point toward greater widowhood among minority women and continuing high rates of poverty. In addition, we can expect increased rates of disability in minority elderly women, increased dependency, worsening intergenerational relationships, and higher rates of institutionalization.

Arterial compliance in older people

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-54
Author(s):  
C. Rajkumar ◽  
S. Bonapace ◽  
C. J. Bulpitt
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Arterial Compliance ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Arterial System ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Risk Of Death ◽  
The Past ◽  
Life Expectancy At Birth ◽  
The Uk

IntroductionLongevity has lengthened in recent times. This has resulted in an increase in the elderly population, with life expectancy at birth in men in the UK being approximately 72.5 years and women, 78.5 years. Despite the risk of death from cardiovascular diseases decreasing in the past 40 years, these still continue to be the largest cause of mortality in the elderly. Cardiovascular mortality and morbidity are lower in women. However, this is not true in the later years of life. After the age of 80, the risk of cardiovascular problems increases to that of men. The cardiovascular changes occurring with aging consists of changes in the heart and arterial system.

Drug use in an Ambulatory Elderly Population: A Five-Year Update

1987 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 530-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
William E. Hale ◽  
Franklin E. May ◽  
Ronald G. Marks ◽  
Ronald B. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin E ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Vitamin C ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Nutritional Supplements ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
General Philosophy ◽  
Drug Usage ◽  
The Past ◽  
Nonprescription Drug

Drug usage was studied in an ambulatory elderly population in Dunedin, Florida. Prescription and nonprescription drug use in these 2834 participants was compared with use during a period five years earlier. The average number of medications increased from 3.2 in 1978–80 to 3.7 in 1983–85. The most commonly prescribed medications in this population were hydrochlorothiazide-triamterene (13.5 percent), digoxin (9.6 percent), and hydrochlorothiazide (8.4 percent). There was a large increase in the use of nutritional supplements in the past five years, with 18.0 percent of these subjects reporting the use of vitamin E and 15.7 percent taking vitamin C. The general philosophy in geriatrics is to use the fewest drugs possible; however, it appears that the elderly are, in fact, receiving an increasing number of medications.

scholarly journals Criterion validity of the Ekblom-Bak and the Åstrand submaximal test in an elderly population

2019 ◽  
Vol 120 (2) ◽  
pp. 307-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Väisänen ◽  
Örjan Ekblom ◽  
Elin Ekblom-Bak ◽  
Eva Andersson ◽  
Jonna Nilsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Calorimetry ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Criterion Validity ◽  
Cycle Ergometer ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to validate the submaximal Ekblom-Bak test (EB-test) and the Åstrand test (Å-test) for an elderly population. Methods Participants (n = 104), aged 65–75 years, completed a submaximal aerobic test on a cycle ergometer followed by an individually adjusted indirect calorimetry VO2max test on a treadmill. The HR from the submaximal test was used to estimate VO2max using both the EB-test and Å-test equations. Results The correlation between measured and estimated VO2max using the EB method and Å method in women was r = 0.64 and r = 0.58, respectively and in men r = 0.44 and r = 0.44, respectively. In women, the mean difference between estimated and measured VO2max was − 0.02 L min−1 (95% CI − 0.08 to 0.04) for the EB method and − 0.12 L min−1 (95% CI − 0.22 to − 0.02) for the Å method. Corresponding values for men were 0.05 L min−1 (95% CI − 0.04 to 0.14) and − 0.28 L min−1 (95% CI − 0.42 to − 0.14), respectively. However, the EB method was found to overestimate VO2max in men with low fitness and the Å method was found to underestimate VO2max in both women and men. For women, the coefficient of variance was 11.1%, when using the EB method and 19.8% when using the Å method. Corresponding values for men were 11.6% and 18.9%, respectively. Conclusion The submaximal EB-test is valid for estimating VO2max in elderly women, but not in all elderly men. The Å-test is not valid for estimating VO2max in the elderly.

SCREENING FOR SARCOPENIA IN ELDERLY WOMEN

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (Suppl.1) ◽  
pp. 148-152
Author(s):  
P. Penev
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Early Screening ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The University ◽  
Dxa Scans

PURPOSE: The knowledge for the disease sarcopenia among the elderly population in Bulgaria is insufficient. Whole-body dual-energy X-ray (DXA) scans, anthropometric and clinical tests are used to diagnose it. Early screening of sarcopenia is an important strategy for the timely detection of this disease. The aim of the current study is to identify sarcopenia in the elderly through SARC-F questionnaire. METHODS: Data were obtained based on a questionnaire conducted by the student nurses in the Faculty of Public Health and Health Care of the University "Prof. Dr. Assen Zlatarov"-Burgas. A five-component SARC-F questionnaire was used to assess muscle strength. A sum equal to or greater than 4 is predictive of sarcopenia. 113 women aged ≥65 with a mean age of 74.6 ± 6.7 years were included in the study. RESULTS: 37% of the women had a total score corresponding to the risk of sarcopenia. The most common signs were a lack of muscle strength and an increased number of falls. The assessment of SARC-F might facilitate the physicians in the clinical practice to detect sarcopenia in the elderly population. CONCLUSIONS: SARC-F is a reliable method for the assessment of sarcopenia in elderly women.

The End of American Environmentalism?

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Devall
Keyword(s):  
Historical Context ◽  
Environmental Movement ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
The Past ◽  
Preservation And Restoration

The death of American environmentalism has recently been proclaimed by some commentators (Schellenberger and Nordhaus 2005). Such declarations tend to be limiting because they fail to explore and evaluate the historical context of international, national, and regional social forces and social changes that shaped the American environmental movement over the past century. In this essay, I propose to explore the important question of the decline of American environmentalism within the context of a recurring theme pursued by the American movement: the protection of places wherein we dwell. David Brower has called this the practice of Conservation, Preservation, and Restoration, or CPR (Brower 1995).

PREVALENCE, STRUCTURE, AND RISK FACTORS FOR MENTAL DISORDERS IN OLDER ADULTS

2021 ◽  
pp. 152-159
Author(s):  
Н.Н. Петрова ◽  
Д.А. Хвостикова
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Nursing Home Residents ◽  
Cognitive Disorders ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Past ◽  
Significant Incidence

Обзор посвящен оценке распространенности и факторов риска психических расстройств у людей старшего возраста на современном этапе, включая пандемию COVID-19. Проведен систематический обзор литературы за последние 10 лет в PubMed, Elsevier, Google с использованием ключевых слов. Показано, что данные о распространенности психических расстройств у пожилых лиц существенно расходятся. Подчеркивается значительная встречаемость психических расстройств у жителей домов престарелых. Продемонстрирована актуальность непсихотических расстройств депрессивного и тревожного круга у лиц старшего возраста, трудность диагностики психических расстройств, ассоциированных с соматической патологией, а также с когнитивными нарушениями. Факторами риска психических расстройств старшего возраста являются как социально-демографические, так и экономические, психологические и соматические факторы. Дана характеристика проблемы психического здоровья пожилых людей в условиях пандемии COVID-19, ассоциированной со специфическими факторами риска психических расстройств. Отмечен дефицит доказательных исследований лечения психических расстройств в старшем возрасте и актуальность совершенствования организации психиатрической помощи таким пациентам. Понимание структуры и распространённости психических расстройств у пожилых людей позволит оптимизировать работу системы здравоохранения. This review focuses on assessing the prevalence and risk factors of mental disorders in older adults in the current era, including the COVID-19 pandemic. A systematic review of the literature in PubMed, Elsevier, Google, using keywords over the past 10 years was conducted. It is shown that data on the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in the elderly population, including in comparison with young adults, diverge significantly. The significant incidence of mental disorders among nursing home residents is highlighted. The relevance of non-psychotic disorders of the depressive and anxiety spectrum in older adults is demonstrated. The difficulty of diagnosing mental disorders associated with somatic pathology as well as cognitive disorders in elderly patients is demonstrated. Risk factors for mental disorders in older adults are socio-demographic as well as economic, psychological and somatic factors. The problem of mental health of the elderly under the COVID-19 pandemic associated with specific risk factors for mental disorders is characterized. The shortage of evidence-based research in the treatment of mental disorders in old age and the urgency to improve the organization of psychiatric care for such patients are noted. Understanding the structure and prevalence of mental disorders among the elderly will allow to optimize the work of the healthcare system.

scholarly journals The corrosion of occupational pensions solidarity in the Netherlands

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan De Deken
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Financial Markets ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Financial Sustainability ◽  
Occupational Pensions ◽  
The Past ◽  
Labour Costs ◽  
The Status

By embedding pre-funded occupational pensions into the status order of a neo-corporatist system of industrial relations, the Netherlands has developed a second pillar that is second to none in terms of size, inclusiveness and solidarity. But this has also led to a universal financialisation of retirement provision, making the income of the elderly population contingent on the vagaries of financial markets. Two financial crises within less than a decade ended the illusion that such generosity can come at a low price, and thus be reconciled with competitive labour costs. The Dutch government initiated a series of reforms that gave employers a partial exit from shouldering the risks of retirement, reduced generosity and recently also started to undermine the extent of solidaristic redistribution. Hence, occupational pensions are gradually being disembedded from the status order crucial for their comparative good performance in the past with regard to reconciling social and financial sustainability.

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